By Julee Wilson
Elle is ringing in the New Year with Joan Smalls!
The glossy has deemed the 25-year-old beauty "the future of fashion," and we couldn't agree more. While magazine covers are increasingly reserved for Hollywood starlets, Elle has bucked that trend for its January 2014 issue in favor of featuring the world's #1 model -- and a black one at that!
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